Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff

Annie Leonard talks to us about how in history humanities way of manufacturing products has always been in the linear fashion. She talks about how this system of manufacturing is flawed and cannot continue into the future if we are planning to look after our environment and to ensure a sustainable future for generations to come. The figures that she shows us the viewers are showing us how there are patterns evident in the development of products and how this is interconnected with the health of the environment of the planet as well at the social ramifications of it.

In many of the cultures of the world, especially in the western world the throughput of materials is too high. 99% of materials used are thrown into trash after a very limited use. This is to have the main goal of economic benefit of high product development. The process should be of cyclical development with high material recovery. By doing this humanity would alleviate the stress that it places uppon the envirmonment